Now Here Is Everywhere
Reprise
2004
Rating: 8 white linen sheets out of 10
Secret Machines might have started out as small Texas band putting out a decent first album (“September 000”) on lesser known label (Ace Fu), but they have grown into something much bigger. Not only are they now on a major label, but they managed to escape two of the largest pitfalls in the music industry – putting out a great second album (thus avoiding the dreaded sophomore slump), and making the transition to the big leagues and still putting out a quality release. The sound on this record is very, very big – imagine elements of Friedman-era Flaming Lips, a little pit of Pink Floyd psychedelia, and a dash of Spoon’s pop instincts, over a backbone of post rock via Kraftwerk (or maybe even Trans Am) beats. Sounds weird but oddly fetching doesn’t it? I think so at least, and this album has been getting lots of spins in my player. Don’t be surprised if at the end of the year you find this record listed on a lot of top 10 lists, and take solace in the fact that I’m not the sort to say “I told you so.”
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